Berner Fachhochschule, Departement Technik und Informatik (BFH-TI)

Switzerland

Address: Pestalozzistrasse 20, 3400 Burgdorf, Bern, Switzerland

Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Medical Informatics

The Department of Engineering and Information Technology at Bern University of Applied Sciences offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fields such as computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, medical informatics, and industrial engineering.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of BFH, with strong ties to local and national industries in technology, IT, and healthcare sectors for projects, theses, and internships.

Research:

Applied research in data science, cybersecurity, robotics, automation, e-health, embedded systems, and sustainable engineering solutions.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

500

Current students***:

2500

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

10000

Pros

Offers a range of industry-relevant engineering and IT programs with a practical focus and good career prospects.

Cons

Focus on applied R&D.

Best For

Students seeking practical education in computer science, mechanical, electrical, or medical informatics engineering with strong industry links.

Most Similar Schools Locally

FHNW Hochschule für Technik takes a similar route through metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers optics and industrial design as well.
The comparison with Hochschule Luzern, Departement Technik & Architektur is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers geotechnics and optics as well.
Where this institution leans on quality, bioinformatics and signal processing, Hochschule Luzern, Departement Informatik does the same, and it is smaller, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
The comparison with Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
Both schools build their programmes around metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and ZHAW School of Engineering is the one to compare first within the country, since it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers aerospace and optics as well.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Technische Hochschule Ulm in Germany pursues a similar profile in metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and it covers transportations and optics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
Technische Hochschule Brandenburg in Germany pursues a similar profile in metrology, quality and signal processing, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów offers an international parallel to this school, with nanotechnologies, signal processing and fluid dynamics as common ground; it covers optics and structural engineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 3,500 students against roughly 2,500 here.
École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay in France is the nearest foreign match on bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and signal processing; it is slightly smaller, at about 2,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
State University of Applied Sciences in Legnica in Poland pursues a similar profile in quality, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics, and it has almost the same size, at about 2,500 students, and is also a public institution.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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